USPTO Patents Application 10053558

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A CHOPPED TWO-CHIP
CINEMATOGRAPHY CAMERA

ABSTRACT OF THE INVENTION

A method of capturing a color image includes steps of operating a first sensor of a
camera to integrate a first charge over a first time interval, operating a second sensor of the
camera to integrate a second charge over a second time interval and scanning the first and
second sensors to readout the respective first and second charges during a third time
interval. The first time interval overlaps the second time interval The third time interval
includes no overlapping time with the first time interval. The third time interval includes
no overlapping time with the second time interval.

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